is it just me....[FB rant]

[aTailOf2Kitties]

or is everyone else annoyed by all of the "secret" Facebook campaigns where people claim to be raising awareness of something but don't post what it is? The latest is the "heart" thing for breast cancer awareness. Seriously? If you want to make someone aware of something, wouldn't you reach more people by just coming out and saying it, instead of making them wait for a private message? The latest message says not to let any men in on the secret meaning of the hearts you post, so half of the people who read your wall will never know why you're posting heart symbols unless they ask... and I dare say most folks won't ask.

An older one that went around awhile back was for people to post on their wall, where they kept their wallet/purse. So, all you saw on someone's wall was "I like it in the front seat" or "I like it on the toolbench"

annoying, pointless, and stupid!

and, oh yeah....

[pomtzu]

Yup - that's what I love about FB - and why I stay away.

[MoonandBean]

and, oh yeah....

Ahahaha! Totally agree!

[happylabs]

I get those type of things from just one of my friends on FB. I usually just ignore them. They are silly nonsense.

I do like FB to keep up with family members, see pics of family that are out of town, etc.

I have two nieces that live out of my area. Both of them have small children and they post the cutest pics. And then of course there is our PT group there that I enjoy.

Also, there is a Tuxedo Cat fan group on FB that is clever.

It's not all bad.

[smokey the elder]

I just blow those off, along with all the other "post this on your status" stuff. I have lots of cat-related threads going (shocking!) but tons of well-thought-out, polite political debates too, along with the usual grandniece, etc. piccies.

[Alysser]

Is that why I got a text from my mom yesterday asking how to make a heart on facebook? Oh my gosh, that's hysterical I was doin' a 1 mile sprint at the gym when I got that text and I was laughing like a fool to myself on the treadmill!

[Karen]

Thankfully I have not gotten any of those. I'm not on FB other than to check in on people and things, and don't play any of the "games" so maybe folks just know better than to send me those?

[chocolatepuppy]

No games for me, or those silly 'secrets'. I delete all game requests and ignore all of those 'secrets'.
I'm there to keep in touch with people.

[Pinot's Mom]

Is that why I got a text from my mom yesterday asking how to make a heart on facebook? Oh my gosh, that's hysterical I was doin' a 1 mile sprint at the gym when I got that text and I was laughing like a fool to myself on the treadmill!

Wait - not for the silly thing under discussion, but how DO you make a heart on FB? I never knew how!

Regardless, I like FB and I confess, I do play one game. I do ignore a lot of stuff that comes through, though. I find it really useful for invitations, too! No more mailing!

[Taz_Zoee]

Yeah, I've played along with a few of these. However, I've not received the heart one. NO, that's ok....I don't need it.
I hardly stay on FB long these days. I just go on check updates and then I'm off. I use to play some games and such, but I've become bored with them. One of these days I'll probably quit facebook just like I did myspace. But I really like being able to keep in touch with so many people all in one place.

Oh, and I don't know how to make a heart on there either.